:00:00. > :00:11.Four people die in four days in tragedies in open water.
:00:12. > :00:14.What more can we do to make outdoor swimming safe ?
:00:15. > :00:17.Passport officers on strike in Peterborough.
:00:18. > :00:33.We'll be here later in the programme when they are on the
:00:34. > :00:38.The latest from the Commonwdalth Games. Plus, training the aviators
:00:39. > :00:44.of the future, a university offering flying degrees.
:00:45. > :00:46.First tonight, four deaths in four days
:00:47. > :00:50.On Friday Look East reported on the deaths
:00:51. > :00:56.15`year`old Rony John in thd river at Hartford near Huntingdon
:00:57. > :01:02.and Conor McAll, who was 16, at Clophill Pits in Bedfordshire.
:01:03. > :01:04.His family has today paid tribute to the teenager.
:01:05. > :01:07.On Friday evening a 61`year`old man died at the
:01:08. > :01:13.And yesterday a canoeist didd on a lake at Sixfields in Northampton,
:01:14. > :01:32.Connor, 16. Dived into deep water and didn't come out again. His aunt
:01:33. > :01:42.and uncle say the family ard stunned. We were in bits,
:01:43. > :01:47.devastating. Couldn't believe it. The most horrific news you could
:01:48. > :01:51.ever hear. We never dreamt this would happen, especially to him He
:01:52. > :01:59.got into trouble, his friends in the water, they tried to pull him
:02:00. > :02:06.out, but it was too strong, they were all getting pulled down. They
:02:07. > :02:11.tried their best, they had to go to get their own breath. By thd time
:02:12. > :02:17.they looked back, he was gone. Conor's death, was one of four
:02:18. > :02:21.drownings in the region in four days. At the blue Lagoon, a
:02:22. > :02:28.61`year`old man died after what has been described as a medical episode.
:02:29. > :02:33.Flowers on the bank here whdre 15`year`old Rony John lost his life.
:02:34. > :02:40.Yesterday, a 57`year`old man died after canoeing on the slate. Police
:02:41. > :02:45.say the man's canoe overturned in the middle of the lake. It hs
:02:46. > :02:51.believed his body was recovdred still inside it. Another life lasts
:02:52. > :02:59.on our lakes, rivers and reservoirs. `` another life lost. But abundant
:03:00. > :03:10.advisories are leading a calpaign, cold temperatures are a killer. Even
:03:11. > :03:17.in the summer, water is cold. People are taking big breaths in bdcause of
:03:18. > :03:21.it, they often take in water as well. You can also move into
:03:22. > :03:29.because it is so cold and also cramp. It is now too late, within 40
:03:30. > :03:32.seconds, people are incapachtated. Inland water claimed nearly 400
:03:33. > :03:39.lives last year. Well, earlier I spoke to
:03:40. > :03:41.Ed Williams, from the Elite Swimming Academy in C`mbridge,
:03:42. > :03:43.who described the particular risks Well, it is very different
:03:44. > :03:47.to indoor swimming. You have nature, a huge bodx
:03:48. > :03:54.of often very cold water. The danger is if people are not
:03:55. > :03:57.confident enough or able enough they Even quite good swimmers, I know,
:03:58. > :04:07.have got into trouble in opdn water. It is important that people
:04:08. > :04:10.understand the risks and respect it. What can people do who insist
:04:11. > :04:14.on swimming outdoors to redtce The main thing is to make
:04:15. > :04:21.sure you don't swim alone. Even me, who does a lot of sea
:04:22. > :04:24.and Channel swimming, I never swim on my own, people will
:04:25. > :04:28.always be watching and therd will be Important to have an extra set
:04:29. > :04:32.of eyes. It is important to make surd
:04:33. > :04:35.you are in the attire. Also make sure you are
:04:36. > :04:41.in a safe part of water. Assess the risks very thorotghly
:04:42. > :04:43.and make sure you're not in danger. We have seen over the last few days
:04:44. > :04:51.and be will dying in open w`ter Is it time to ban people
:04:52. > :04:54.from swimming in the circumstances? But it is the type of thing that
:04:55. > :05:01.is done once by most people. Education about the risks
:05:02. > :05:05.and dangers about it, it's still a rewarding thing to do,
:05:06. > :05:08.but people still need to be There is also at the moment,
:05:09. > :05:15.with the hot weather, I understand
:05:16. > :05:19.your one`year`old daughter recently Yes, yes in fact my one`year`old
:05:20. > :05:28.fell into a garden pond, but because I am a swim coach and I had been
:05:29. > :05:33.teaching her what to do, evdn though she can't talk she knew to roll onto
:05:34. > :05:37.her back and come to the side. If a one`year`old can do th`t,
:05:38. > :05:40.I think we need to ensure wd pass these skills on to children
:05:41. > :05:52.at a young age. It is the kind of thing that parents
:05:53. > :05:59.can do themselves, practising water confidence in the bath alond. A lot
:06:00. > :06:05.you can do to keep your famhly safe. What are the main danger signs to
:06:06. > :06:12.look out for? There are manx things, the first one is thd obvious
:06:13. > :06:17.panicking side of things. If people get into trouble they will
:06:18. > :06:22.Some people might not, they might be silent. The main thing is to ensure
:06:23. > :06:29.you have eyes on that person all sight, be responsible for e`ch
:06:30. > :06:34.other. Recognises something look right, be it overly panicky or
:06:35. > :06:35.going quiet and slipping under. It happened yesterday during a
:06:36. > :06:38.race for pre`1966 grand prix cars. The police and
:06:39. > :06:43.Motor Sports Association will carry The weather has once again been
:06:44. > :06:51.causing problems in the reghon. This evening two flights to Luton
:06:52. > :06:52.airport have been diverted And several properties in Thaxted
:06:53. > :06:58.near Saffron Walden were flooded, forcing residents to try to keep
:06:59. > :07:03.the rising water out. Cars were also stranded on
:07:04. > :07:06.the main road through the vhllage. The fire service says
:07:07. > :07:22.a road has also collapsed bdcause It was devastating. All you can do
:07:23. > :07:29.is damage control really. It is such a shame, lovely people round here, a
:07:30. > :07:31.strong community, to see thhs happen to them is heartbreaking.
:07:32. > :07:34.Civil servants based at the regional passport office in
:07:35. > :07:36.Peterborough took part in a national strike today in protest agahnst the
:07:37. > :07:41.The staff union says more pdople are needed to deal with the workload.
:07:42. > :07:43.The problem has led to longdr delays for those waiting
:07:44. > :08:01.People arriving to sort that passports today were greeted by a
:08:02. > :08:05.picket line. The office herd handles 100,000 applications every xear The
:08:06. > :08:09.union says that passports should take six weeks to come throtgh, now
:08:10. > :08:18.it is up to three months because of staff shortages. We are herd to
:08:19. > :08:24.expose the fact that there `re far fewer jobs in the passport office
:08:25. > :08:29.than there were in 2010 that is causing the backlogs. Yes, while the
:08:30. > :08:34.strike causes inconvenience, this is about resolving the long`term
:08:35. > :08:39.problem of low staffing. A lother and daughter at the passport office
:08:40. > :08:45.today, the rest of the family already holidaying in Egypt. They
:08:46. > :08:50.couldn't get one today becatse of the strike, they felt. I understand
:08:51. > :08:55.that they think they are understaffed, but doing it during
:08:56. > :09:05.the holiday season is madness. Many people are disappointed. Thhs family
:09:06. > :09:10.to 300 miles to get a rush passport after winning a chance to play at a
:09:11. > :09:17.chess championship. It is stch a shame that this young person's
:09:18. > :09:23.potential is not being fulfhlled by these people. It has not affected
:09:24. > :09:29.me, I was worried this mornhng, but they helped me this morning and my
:09:30. > :09:36.appointment wasn't affected. It shouldn't affect the time I get my
:09:37. > :09:42.passport,. The Home Office says it is disappointed the strike hs taking
:09:43. > :09:45.place, as it says it has bedn in discussion with the unions. It says
:09:46. > :09:50.it will only inconvenience customers and jeopardise the holidays. They
:09:51. > :09:55.say they have contingency plans in place to minimise disruption. The
:09:56. > :10:00.union says it is a backlog crisis with half a million cases still in
:10:01. > :10:07.the system. The government says today's strike is irresponshble and
:10:08. > :10:10.is looking for a long`term solution with the union.
:10:11. > :10:13.40,000 people have signed an online petition, which calls on thd Bury St
:10:14. > :10:17.He apologised last week after he was cautioned by police
:10:18. > :10:20.The petition was started on Friday by a women's rights group.
:10:21. > :10:30.It says the MP's apology is unacceptable.
:10:31. > :10:39.He says his former partner has forgiven him and he considers the
:10:40. > :10:40.matter closed. His party will discuss the affair on Thursday.
:10:41. > :10:42.Meanwhile engineering staff at East Midlands Trains are also
:10:43. > :10:46.Members of the "Unite" union walked out yesterday in a dispute over pay.
:10:47. > :10:48.Around 10% of the workforce are involvdd.
:10:49. > :10:49.Managers say there'll be little disruption for travellers
:10:50. > :10:57.But passengers from Corby to London will have to use replacement buses.
:10:58. > :10:59.It's just emerged that a 20`year`old woman suffered
:11:00. > :11:04.a serious sexual assault at a car racing event earlier this month
:11:05. > :11:08.And police are trying to find the men who attacked her.
:11:09. > :11:10.It happened at the Dragstalgia weekend at the Santa Pod Raceway
:11:11. > :11:34.The Santa Pod Raceway hosts many events like this every year. At one
:11:35. > :11:40.of these, at 130 in the morning a woman was sexually assaulted as she
:11:41. > :11:47.was about to leave at the vdnue To white men assaulted her but she was
:11:48. > :11:52.unable to describe anything else about them because it was d`rk.
:11:53. > :11:57.are looking for a key witness called Darren from the Wellingborotgh area.
:11:58. > :12:02.Police really want to find him because he was the last person with
:12:03. > :12:07.the victim before this occurred The race away is on the border of
:12:08. > :12:13.Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, but visitors come from all over the
:12:14. > :12:18.country. That makes it diffhcult for police. The woman who was attacked
:12:19. > :12:25.isn't off luggage area and hs 2 years old. She is a victim of one of
:12:26. > :12:30.the most horrendous crimes that anyone can suffer. It was an
:12:31. > :12:37.horrendous sexual assault. The woman is from the Northamptonshird area.
:12:38. > :12:43.It was somewhere near where the woman who is attacked. Thousands of
:12:44. > :12:46.people were camping here ovdr the weekend, police are hoping some of
:12:47. > :12:53.them may have heard or seen something that will help thdm solve
:12:54. > :12:55.this crime. They are asking anyone with any relevant information to
:12:56. > :12:58.contact them by calling 101. Cricket,
:12:59. > :13:00.and Northants' long`serving batsman, David Sales, has announced he's
:13:01. > :13:03.retiring at the end of the season. The 36`year`old made his debut
:13:04. > :13:05.for Northants in 1996. He's played 249 First Class games,
:13:06. > :13:07.scoring 14,000 runs. Sales was forced to make
:13:08. > :13:09.the decision after suffering Later, Dan is here with
:13:10. > :13:15.the weather forecast First back to Stewart and Stsie
:13:16. > :13:27.for the rest of the news. who won what at the
:13:28. > :13:30.Commonwealth Games. As you have probably seen,
:13:31. > :13:42.the government has been givhng details about the latest rotnd
:13:43. > :13:44.of incentives to exploit the reserves of shale oil and gas,
:13:45. > :13:48.buried deep under the ground. Companies are being invited to bid
:13:49. > :13:50.for new licences Vast swathes of the eastern region
:13:51. > :13:55.are believed to hold reservds But the fracking technique hs
:13:56. > :14:00.controversial, which is why the government says, it will protect
:14:01. > :14:04.areas of outstanding natural beauty, Our chief reporter, Kim Rildy,
:14:05. > :14:11.has the details. Hydraulic fracturing, or fr`cking,
:14:12. > :14:14.is certainly controversial. It takes place thousands
:14:15. > :14:18.of meters underground. Water, sand and chemicals are
:14:19. > :14:21.injected under high pressurd into shale rock, unlocking gas
:14:22. > :14:24.trapped for millions of years. It?s revolutionised
:14:25. > :14:29.the energy market in the US. This map shows areas in red, where
:14:30. > :14:35.licences have already been granted. But the grey areas are now open
:14:36. > :14:42.for new applications. Going closer, you can see they
:14:43. > :14:45.include much of North Norfolk, going into Lincolnshire
:14:46. > :14:50.and towards Peterborough. North`West Essex,
:14:51. > :14:54.South Cambridgeshire, And in the West,
:14:55. > :14:59.parts of Buckinghamshire The government believes shale gas
:15:00. > :15:05.can improve energy security, boost Today,
:15:06. > :15:11.it?s promised areas of outstanding beauty would only be exploited
:15:12. > :15:25.in "exceptional circumstancds". We have increased protection on
:15:26. > :15:31.national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. We need
:15:32. > :15:36.to explore this opportunity, because domestic secure energy supplies are
:15:37. > :15:43.important. We need to do it in a sensitive way. Fracking `` fracking
:15:44. > :15:49.is reckless and unproven. Do we want to let our green land be fr`ctured.
:15:50. > :15:53.Will it be turned into a nightmare of drilling rigs and cesspools of
:15:54. > :15:59.toxic waste. We think there is a better alternative. We want a green,
:16:00. > :16:06.renewable revolution. A flavour of the arguments to come. An expiration
:16:07. > :16:11.licence is only the start of what to come. It needs permits and lust pass
:16:12. > :16:15.an inspection by the Health and Safety Executive. Some fracking
:16:16. > :16:17.could start early next year, somewhere the country. It is
:16:18. > :16:22.unlikely to be here in the Dast It's Day Five of the
:16:23. > :16:24.Commonwealth Games and therd were plenty of medals up for grabs
:16:25. > :16:26.for the region's athletes. And the action is still going
:16:27. > :16:29.on this evening. Let's go to the National Badminton
:16:30. > :16:31.Centre, in Milton Keynes, where they have been watching the
:16:32. > :16:46.progress of our badminton stars Hello. We are watching the best
:16:47. > :16:49.young players in the county go through their paces, on a d`y where
:16:50. > :16:57.England are still waiting to find out weather it will be a silver or
:16:58. > :17:00.gold in the mixed team event. We might be able to show you some
:17:01. > :17:07.pictures. There is a crucial match that Essex's star is hoping to win.
:17:08. > :17:14.It will be difficult. She won the first set and it is now the second
:17:15. > :17:18.match. We are touch and go whether England will win the gold. Ht
:17:19. > :17:25.stemmed on the second match,. All the players live in Milton Keynes.
:17:26. > :17:31.Most people expected the st`r to win. Sadly, it did not go hhs way.
:17:32. > :17:40.It an exhausting past time watching England play sport. Everyond was
:17:41. > :17:51.hoping he could win. The Commonwealth Games is a hugd thing.
:17:52. > :17:58.We turned up to watch. After losing the first game, he needed to win the
:17:59. > :18:02.second to take it to a decider, which she did. In the third game,
:18:03. > :18:10.the sinking feeling that Malaysians would win. Malaysia are now well and
:18:11. > :18:17.truly back in the game. It hs one all. We need to regroup going into
:18:18. > :18:29.the next game. It has never been so close. People are feeling a little
:18:30. > :18:35.bit flat, now. England had to win, with weaker players to come. It was
:18:36. > :18:41.Malaysia's match and the omdns were not good. So England are tr`iling by
:18:42. > :18:48.two games to one, ugly best`of` . Sarah Walker is now playing. Let's
:18:49. > :18:58.talk to George from Badminton England. It is touch and go. We have
:18:59. > :19:06.done fantastically to get to the final, beating India, avenghng the
:19:07. > :19:11.last four years ago in Delhh. We are really happy. Sarah has plaxed
:19:12. > :19:14.really well. It has been a great team performance, whatever. This is
:19:15. > :19:21.the first badminton medal to be one. Yes, and we have more tomorrow. Some
:19:22. > :19:27.fantastic sport coming up. To be superb. Is Badminton in good health?
:19:28. > :19:31.Yes, we are the six biggest participation sport in the country.
:19:32. > :19:37.We have over half a million people playing every week. Not a lot of
:19:38. > :19:41.people know that. We are in really rude health at the moment.
:19:42. > :19:47.into the next Olympic progr`mme in Rio, some other players now, do they
:19:48. > :19:55.have possibilities of winning? Yes, the eldest player is 27 years old.
:19:56. > :20:01.Others are 24 and 22 years old. They have a real opportunity to peak in
:20:02. > :20:10.Rio. Thank you. Lots of othdr action. Milton team has been a focal
:20:11. > :20:18.point, because Andrew Baggaley was involved in a team event. S`dly he
:20:19. > :20:23.won silver not gold. We did also win a medal in the squash. Peter Barker
:20:24. > :20:31.from Essex helps in self to a bronze medal. He is England's most
:20:32. > :20:37.accessible table tennis plaxer at the Commonwealth Games. Andrew
:20:38. > :20:43.Baggaley was banking on his years of experience to beat the Sing`pore
:20:44. > :20:52.champion. But, Singapore race to a 2`1 lead `` 2`0 lead. Singapore were
:20:53. > :20:59.in no mood to relent to Andrew Baggaley a second time. A 3`1
:21:00. > :21:03.victory mean silver for him to add to be five Commonwealth med`ls he
:21:04. > :21:11.already cherishes. Peter Barker was determined to secure another podium
:21:12. > :21:17.finish. He beat the Indian player to secure a second successive bronze
:21:18. > :21:21.medal, but needed the help of the TM oh at match point. It was a huge
:21:22. > :21:28.honour to play first bronze. I felt the pressure the expectation, too. I
:21:29. > :21:36.am absolutely delighted. Thd history boys of this year's game secured his
:21:37. > :21:42.18th podium place in his six successive games, but he finished
:21:43. > :21:49.inset `` 13th place today. He misses out on claiming the outright medal
:21:50. > :21:53.haul, but has no regrets. Hd insists, there will be no more
:21:54. > :21:58.comebacks. I came here to gdt one medal and I did that. That hs great.
:21:59. > :22:05.It's a disappointing series, but there wasn't much one. I just
:22:06. > :22:10.couldn't hit the ten. On thd track, Bedford 400 runner struggled to make
:22:11. > :22:16.an impression. Stuck in land eight, he finished fourth and qualhfied for
:22:17. > :22:20.the semifinals as the fastest loser. The gymnastic boys lead the
:22:21. > :22:26.standings after free apparatus. These two gymnasts looked assured
:22:27. > :22:30.throughout. Dan Keating was a standout performer for Scotland
:22:31. > :22:38.helping them to second placd after the first day of the compethtion.
:22:39. > :22:45.Since we have been on air, the medal has become the silver. Engl`nd has
:22:46. > :22:49.won a silver. The competition runs until the end of the
:22:50. > :22:53.Tomorrow, we hope some of the gymnasts,
:22:54. > :22:54.An ambitious plan has been `nnounced to train the airline staff
:22:55. > :22:56.At the moment, the training system is long and expensivd.
:22:57. > :22:59.A new college, attached to the airport,
:23:00. > :23:03.would offer a vocational degree course to everyone involved in
:23:04. > :23:08.flying, including pilots, engineers and air traffic control staff.
:23:09. > :23:09.Its backers say, it would be the first facilhty
:23:10. > :23:22.You have the flight displays here. 19`year`old Stephen Hadley has
:23:23. > :23:29.always wanted to be a commercial pilot. It is expensive. 18 lonths of
:23:30. > :23:34.intense training costs around ? 000. The first time, flying and other
:23:35. > :23:41.aviation apprenticeships ard becoming degree courses. Other
:23:42. > :23:46.people who dream of becoming a commercial pilot haven't bedn able
:23:47. > :23:50.to, because of the funding. With a new degree programme, a
:23:51. > :23:55.people will have the option key to chase their dream. There is more
:23:56. > :24:00.good news. `` opportunity to chase their dream. A new academy hs being
:24:01. > :24:04.built at Norwich International Airport. There is a diminishing
:24:05. > :24:11.number of people entering the profession, against demand. We need
:24:12. > :24:17.to match this demand. Robbid has seen many changes in the nulber of
:24:18. > :24:22.years he word as an engineer. He is convinced the
:24:23. > :24:27.the industry needs. There w`s a downturn of
:24:28. > :24:35.the main ways in Wasilla military `` was through the military.
:24:36. > :24:40.they have lessened their nulbers, we need
:24:41. > :24:45.encourage young boys and girls to come in. The Academy has industry
:24:46. > :24:50.backing. There are very few training establishments for aviation and they
:24:51. > :24:55.are usually around the London area or Morimoto. This will provhde `` or
:24:56. > :24:59.more remote. This will provhde otherwise unavailable trainhng. The
:25:00. > :25:06.feasibility study is taking place in the next eight weeks. If it gets the
:25:07. > :25:10.go`ahead, it will begin near the south of the airport next ydar. Up
:25:11. > :25:20.to 300 students should be starting in September 2016. Time for the
:25:21. > :25:33.it was a dramatic night in some parts of the region, which `re Matic
:25:34. > :25:41.downpours. One month's worth of rain fell in an hour. What happened? It
:25:42. > :25:46.started off dry in the evenhng, but in the early hours of the morning
:25:47. > :25:47.this narrow line of thunderstorms caused localised studying and hail.
:25:48. > :25:59.`` flooding. It has cleared away and she's a quiet day. Easterly winds
:26:00. > :26:06.are coming in and over all, it is pretty cloudy. Many places `re dry,
:26:07. > :26:15.but there are some showers. To Essex offered to Suffolk. That continues,
:26:16. > :26:19.tonight. There will be burst of rain in Essex that could be heavx.
:26:20. > :26:27.Temperatures around 14`16 ddgrees tonight. The strong winds e`se
:26:28. > :26:33.overnight. Tomorrow, the rahn clears and there is an Atlantic whhch
:26:34. > :26:40.coming in. `` Ridge. A cloudy start, rain falls to the south, thhngs
:26:41. > :26:45.brighten up from the North West Some sunshine comes through. A
:26:46. > :26:48.decent afternoon with a sunny spells and a sunny spells and daylhght
:26:49. > :26:54.north`westerly wind. In the sunshine, 25`26?. To limit the coast
:26:55. > :27:01.with those sea breezes. Eventually, clouding over. Wednesday through
:27:02. > :27:05.Thursday, the rich builds b`ck in and there is dry, fine weather
:27:06. > :27:12.expected. A small risk of an isolated shower, but many places
:27:13. > :27:20.they drive. Into Friday, `` stay dry. Into the weekend, and Friday,
:27:21. > :27:27.it becomes more unsettled. The rain pushes in later in the day. Looking
:27:28. > :27:34.fine and dry to the next few days, mid 20s and cool nights. Colfortable
:27:35. > :27:38.for sleeping. At the end of the week, some rain arriving. It looks
:27:39. > :27:42.quite unsettled for the weekend at this stage. Thank you very luch See
:27:43. > :27:57.tomorrow. I leave the ashram, travel halfway
:27:58. > :28:01.across the world to find my father, Oh, well. As Vashrati says,
:28:02. > :28:09.gotta keep smiling! We don't tend to use the bathroom
:28:10. > :28:12.together here. All right, well,
:28:13. > :28:14.I'll catch you later. This ashram of yours,
:28:15. > :28:17.it might be a cult. I take it back,
:28:18. > :28:21.he's definitely Cuckoo's son. I just feel like my whole body's
:28:22. > :28:32.been taken over by an alien. She's my age. She's four years
:28:33. > :28:37.younger than you, Mum, Nine of 'em made redundant.
:28:38. > :28:43.What? How long were you going to leave it
:28:44. > :28:46.before you told me?